Date:         Mon, 15 Jul 2002 09:45:43 -0700
Reply-To:     vgonman@EARTHLINK.NET
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From:         "Sean B." <vgonman@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: TiiCo A/C Compressor Melting Hole in Coolant Overflow Tank
Comments: To: Ray Reinhard <rayreinhard@sbcglobal.net>
Comments: cc: Tiicolist@vgonman.com
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Easy... Go to your local FLAPS. They have stick on stuff that replaces
worn/missing heat reflection coatings for firewalls, undersides of hoods,
and such. In fact, I think I'll head over and get some in few minutes,
just to be on the safe side.

Question... Do you have your A/C hooked up and functioning? I have the
compressor installed, but it died long before I got the TiiCo, so it's
just being used as "relay pulley" to run the ALT.

Sean B.
'90 V'gon, "Happy Bus", pseudo Wolfy
'79 Yamaha 750 Special (still need to get it running)
Torrance, CA
Join the TiiCo registry at
HTTP://www.vgonman.com

Ray Reinhard <rayreinhard@sbcglobal.net> wrote on 07/15/2002 09:40:17 AM:

> In checking the coolant level recently, I noticed a hole in the back
> of the overflow tank.  Apparently, this was caused by heat from the
> engine being transferred through the A/C compressor housing.  The
> compressor, while not touching the coolant tank, is in close enough
> proximity to melt the plastic of the tank.
>
> In thinking about how to avoid a recurrence of this problem, it
> occurred to me that there might be some kind of thin material with
> insulating and/or heat reflective properties that I could glue onto
> the back of the replacement coolant overflow tank.  Can anyone
> recommend such an item?
>
>

> Ray Reinhard
> '86 TiiCo Westy Camper GL